POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist swimming and diving team celebrated their seniors Saturday afternoon at McCann Natatorium. Despite frigid temperatures and snowy roads, friends and family showed up to congratulate the numerous graduating Foxes on fantastic careers.
 

RESULTS

 
The women picked up a 158-142 victory over Binghamton while the men dropped a tightly contested battle 151-149 to the Bearcats.
 

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Emma Buztler captured first in the 100-yard freestyle with a finals time of 10:42.23.
• In the 100-yard backstroke, Veronica Stureborg took first with a time of 59.29. Molly Hewett came in third in the same event.
• In the 200-yard butterfly, Melanie Nunn placed first just ahead of fellow teammate Leigh-Anne Zanella.
• The Red Foxes took first and second in the 50-yard freestyle. Nellie Thompson finished first and Margaret Hartman took the silver.
• In the 1-mtr dive, Grace Reeves claimed victory again with a final score of 288.00. Reeves also took the top spot in the 3-mtr dive.
• In the 100-yard freestyle, Thompson took first place.
• Madeline Healey paced the way for the Red Foxes in the 200-yard backstroke, claiming victory with a time of 2:11.56.
• Marist claimed first, second, and third in the 100-yard butterfly with Stureborg coming in first, Ninn placing second, and Sophia Swanson coming in third.
• The relay team of Thompson, Hartman, Stureborg and Butlzer claimed victory for the women in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

 

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

 

• In the 200-yard medley relay, Sean Doran, Chris Dauser, Ethan McCormac, and Ahmed Sallam finished in first place and grabbed 11 points with a time of 1:33.52.
• Doran also placed first in the 100-yard backstroke, Sallam finished in third.
• Adam Kapusta captured first in the 200-yard butterfly, fellow teammate Pavel Makarchuk placed third.
• McCormac claimed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.58
• Marist claimed first and second finishes in the 100-yard freestyle with Sallam and McCormac finishing one and two.
• Ryan Kaplan took first in the 200-yard backstroke and Chris Dauser won the 200-yard breaststroke.
• In the 400-yard IM, Kapusta took first place and James Conable won second.
• The team of Sallam, Dauser, Makarchuk and McCormac won the 400-yard freestyle relay for the men.

 

RECORDS

• The men are now 3-4 on the season and remain 1-2 in conference meets.
• The women improve to 4-3 on the season (2-1 in conference).

 

UP NEXT

• This was the Red Foxes final tune-up for the MAAC Championships.
• Both teams head to Buffalo, New York from February 9^th to the 12^th as they pursue MAAC Championship trophies.